The Amount Spent on Textbooks for the Fall Term Was

question 136

Multiple Choice

The amount spent on textbooks for the fall term was recorded for a sample of five university students - $400, $350, $600, $525, and $450. Calculate the value of the sample standard deviation for the data.

• A) $99.37
• B) $98.75
• C) $450
• D) $250

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Definitions:

Differentiation

The process by which cells become specialized in structure and function.

Mitosis

Mitosis is a type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus, typical of ordinary tissue growth.

Cleavage

A cellular division process in early animal embryo development, where the zygote undergoes multiple cell divisions without growth, leading to a multicellular stage.

Karyotype

The number and appearance of chromosomes in the nucleus of an eukaryotic cell. The term is also used for the complete set of chromosomes in a species or an individual organism.